Hattikins
Well-Known Member
Well i was very lucky to get a chance ride for pulborough intro after realising i would otherwise have had to have WD with a lame Hattie
So after hurriedly changing the name of the horses over and getting my accreditation done on wednesday, i only had the saturday to have a real play and feel for him
Hired out some sjs on saturday morning and the owner very kindly brought him up for me to have a play on, was going alright, but i really didnt have a handle on him, and felt very underprepared going into sunday, but i had no choice a part from biting the bullet and getting on with the job.
Warmed up ok, and he did an adequate dressage, i really didnt do him justice as i know he can easily get high 20 dressage tests, but only having had one practise on him a 37.5 dressage didnt seem too bad and certainly wasnt terrible
Onto the sjing and i was, just a...tad... nervous
the course wasnt big really and i have ridden similar tons of times before and so had he, but nevertheless i was (wetting myself!!!)
jumped really nicely and calmly in the practise ring having tried a new technique to see if he prefered it. and i was straight into the ring. He flew, was totally fantastic, answered everything question that was asked and picked his feet up - which has to be said, is something he sometimes prefers to forget about!!! and to my shock we came home with a clear
it was a brilliant feeling!!!
Onto the xc and all my nerves had disappeared, i knew it was his favourite bit, (i had been told on good authority!!) just before i went, my mum rushed up to me to tell me loads of people were getting time pen. so to poss. get a shift on out there if i felt i wanted to
well she neednt have said anything, he rocketed both of us out of the start box and i promise you we didnt go down a gear for the whole course, i did not have a single set of brakes for the whole 4mins 20 something seconds, even through the water or over the combinations, i will freely say he DID take me!!!!!!!!!!
but it was fantastic and a great finish. a double clear was all i could have asked for from a "strange" horse who KNEW he had a "strange" jockey on board
Took him back to his home, and we drove quickly back just to see if i might have scraped a 9th or 10th placing, mum made sure i didnt take my jacket or hat up with me just incase i didnt get a place and it would look presumptious!!!!!!!
she shouldnt have said anything, she was nearly blown over backwards to see we had come <span style="color:red"> 6th </span> !!!
so i made her go and get my jacket and hat for me as "pay back" if you like
and my legs and bum were like jelly (i havent ridden for 3 weeks cos both of my naglets have been off!!) totally NOT riding fit!!!!!
So a good final event of the season
sorry you had to read such ramble, but am very pleased and havent "proof read any of it!!!"
Hired out some sjs on saturday morning and the owner very kindly brought him up for me to have a play on, was going alright, but i really didnt have a handle on him, and felt very underprepared going into sunday, but i had no choice a part from biting the bullet and getting on with the job.
Warmed up ok, and he did an adequate dressage, i really didnt do him justice as i know he can easily get high 20 dressage tests, but only having had one practise on him a 37.5 dressage didnt seem too bad and certainly wasnt terrible
Onto the sjing and i was, just a...tad... nervous
Onto the xc and all my nerves had disappeared, i knew it was his favourite bit, (i had been told on good authority!!) just before i went, my mum rushed up to me to tell me loads of people were getting time pen. so to poss. get a shift on out there if i felt i wanted to
Took him back to his home, and we drove quickly back just to see if i might have scraped a 9th or 10th placing, mum made sure i didnt take my jacket or hat up with me just incase i didnt get a place and it would look presumptious!!!!!!!
So a good final event of the season
